English

A green shield bug, Palomena prasina

Alternative forms

• shieldbug

Noun

shield bug ‎(plural shield bugs)

1. Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.

Synonyms

• (true bug in Pentatomoidea): shield beetle (British), stink bug

Derived terms

• giant shield bug (Tessaratomidae)
• hawthorn shield bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)
• juniper shield bug (Cyphostethus tristriatus)
• birch shield bug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)
• pied shield bug (Tritomegas bicolor)
• green shield bug (Palomena prasina)
• gorse shield bug (Piezodorus lituratus)